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Families flee militant-held Fallujah after months of violence
23 Jul 2015 Iraqi government offensive in Anbar forces more than 250,000 civilians across the province to flee homes since April. -
Breaking the fast away from home brings back memories
16 Jul 2015 Ramadan holy month sees families remembering the ones they left behind. -
Baking camp now home to some 25,000 mainly Kurdish refugees from Syria
3 Jul 2015 In the straight, serried ranks of tents the heat is scarcely less inside than outside. -
Iraqi IDPs leave overcrowded Arbat for another home in Kurdistan region
29 Jun 2015 With nearly 3,000 families living in quarters designed for 700, Arbat IDP camp was one of the most overcrowded in Iraq. -
Some 23,000 refugees flee latest Syria fighting into southern Turkey
16 Jun 2015 About two thirds of the latest exodus is women and children, says UNHCR. -
UNHCR boosts presence in Greek islands to cope with soaring refugee arrivals
5 Jun 2015 UNHCR is increasing its personnel in Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Kos, Rhodes, Leros and Evros with more deployments planned. The agency is already helping local authorities. -
UN and partners seek almost $US500 million to avert humanitarian disaster in Iraq
4 Jun 2015 The Humanitarian Response Plan for Iraq will provide shelter, food, water and other life-saving services over the next six months in across broad swathes of Iraq. -
UNHCR concerned at obstacles facing thousands fleeing Ramadi
29 May 2015 Many people are still on the move and UNHCR, alongside others in the humanitarian community, is striving to locate them and provide life-saving assistance. -
The pain of an Iraqi family separated in flight from Ramadi in Anbar province
13 May 2015 Imad and Nathil fled Ramadi when the fighting came to their district, but their eldest of four children got left behind in another town. They worry about her all the time.